| CNDP2 | 
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| Aliases | CNDP2, CN2, CPGL, HEL-S-13, HsT2298, PEPA, CNDP dipeptidase 2 (metallopeptidase M20 family), carnosine dipeptidase 2 | 
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| External IDs | OMIM: 169800; MGI: 1913304; HomoloGene: 10085; GeneCards: CNDP2; OMA:CNDP2 - orthologs | 
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| | Gene location (Mouse) | 
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 |  |  | Chr. | Chromosome 18 (mouse) | 
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 |  |  | Band | 18|18 E4 | Start | 84,685,590 bp | 
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 | End | 84,703,827 bp | 
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| Wikidata | 
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Cytosolic non-specific dipeptidase (EC 3.4.13.18) also known as carnosine dipeptidase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CNDP2 gene. This enzyme catalyses the hydrolysis of dipeptides, preferentially those containing hydrophobic amino acids.  The human enzyme uses manganese ions as a cofactor.  In addition to its function as a peptidase, the enzyme also functions to generate N-lactoyl amino acids, such as N-lactoyl-phenylalanine, via the process of "reverse proteolysis". A similar pathway conjugates amino acids to Beta-hydroxybutyric acid.